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American Girl dolls were the center of my elementary school life. I remember owning two, both the ‘make your own’ dolls. I named them both after Francis Hogden Burnett’s characters: Emily, after the ...
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks about their new book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl.
She’s got her NOAA weather radio, her bug-out bag, her backup phone charger — and she’s not driving through floodwaters.
Carrie Lane, from the Allegheny County Library Association, joined us to teach us more about the American Girl Doll Lending ...
Dozens of people and more than a few dolls attended a program Saturday at the Minnesota History Center exploring the ways American Girl dolls have shaped culture.
The newest American Girl doll is outfitted by Harlem’s Fashion Row designer Samantha Black.
The release of two "historical" American Girl dolls from the 1990s — dolls named Isabel and Nicki Hoffman — is making some millennial women feel quite old.
After accidentally leaving her doll behind, 9-year-old Valentina Dominguez was reunited with it after an assist from a Texas pilot.
If you remember, the 2023 Girl of the Year was Kavi —the first South Asian American Girl doll. Like Kavi and all of the American Girl dolls, Lila has a whole story to tell.
American Girl reveals new '90s dolls Isabel and Nicki Hoffman as the brand's first-ever set of twin characters.
So, I did what any rational adult woman would do: I called my friends together for brunch at the American Girl Cafe and made dressing like one of the historical dolls a requirement for entry.